Soil

An innovative method of controlling a range of damaging crop diseases using native, beneficial soil bacteria has emerged from a research-industry collaboration.

Farmers face a ‘postcode lottery’ if plans to reward them financially for increasing soil carbon stocks are to be introduced, two leading soil scientists have warned.

Farmers face a postcode lottery if plans to reward them financially for increasing soil carbon stocks are to be introduced, two leading soil scientists have warned.

More farmers are now exploring the potential of living mulches to improve soil health and reduce the need for bagged fertilisers.

Farmers who previously sat on the fence about Countryside Stewardship (CS) should seriously consider the scheme, following the announcement from Defra that payment rates will increase by an average of 30 per cent.

With a focus on agroecological food production, this years Oxford Real Farming Conference discussed the latest research on low input crop management.

BASIS has launched a new national database ofspecialistadvisers qualified to provide environmental adviceto farmers, to ensuretheyreceive quality assured up-to-date advice from trained individuals.

Farmers in the Midlands have until January 31 to apply for up to £10,000 of match funding to help make business improvements that protect water and the environment, as part of the Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme

With tight stocks and prices for glyphosate high, Alice Dyer takes a look at how to manage cover crops this season, which have been left lush after the mild autumn.

Farmers and growers flocked to the East of England Showground for this year’s Croptec Show to hear and see the latest news and developments in the arable sector.